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September 19, 1977, Vol 238, No. 12 >
ARTICLE | September 19, 1977

Babesia microti Infection in Man FREE

Michael F. Parry, MD; Martin Fox, MD; Steven A. Burka, MD; Walter J. Richar, MD
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JAMA. 1977;238(12):1282-1283. doi:10.1001/jama.1977.03280130064023
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ALTHOUGH infections caused by members of the protozoan genus Babesia have been recognized in animals since the 19th century, the first human case of babesiosis was not described until 1957.1 A total of 12 human infections have been reported in the literature to date2; three of these have been fatal. We report here a case of Babesia microti infection acquired on Long Island, NY.

Report of a Case  A 57-year-old man was admitted to the hospital in July 1976 with a three-week history of chills, fever, easy fatigability, anorexia, and a 4-kg weight loss. Chills, fever, and malaise occurred with a 48-hour periodicity.Prior to his illness, the patient had been in excellent health. A trip to Mexico in 1970 was his only visit to an endemic malarial country. He traveled to Florida three months prior to admission and made weekly visits to his home on Montauk, Long

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Sǩrabalo Z, Deanović Z:  Piroplasmosis in man: Report on a case . Doc Med Geogr Trop 9:11-16, 1957;.
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Ruebush TK, Cassaday PB, Marsh HJ, et al:  Human babesiosis on Nantucket Island . Ann Intern Med 86:6-9, 1977;.
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Fitzpatrick JEP, Kennedy CC, McGeown MG:  Further details of third recorded case of redwater (babesiosis) in man . Br Med J 4:770-772, 1969;.
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Healy GR, Spielman A, Gleason N:  Human babesiosis: Reservoir of infection on Nantucket Island . Science 192:479-480, 1976;.
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Lykins JD, Ristic M, Weisiger RM, et al:  Babesia microti: Pathogenesis of parasite of human origin in the hamster . Exp Parasitol 39:388-397, 1975;.
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Wolf RE:  Effects of antilymphocyte serum and splenectomy on resistance to Babesia microti infection in hamsters . Clin Immunol Immunopathol 2:381-394, 1974;.

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Sǩrabalo Z, Deanović Z:  Piroplasmosis in man: Report on a case . Doc Med Geogr Trop 9:11-16, 1957;.
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Ruebush TK, Cassaday PB, Marsh HJ, et al:  Human babesiosis on Nantucket Island . Ann Intern Med 86:6-9, 1977;.
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Fitzpatrick JEP, Kennedy CC, McGeown MG:  Further details of third recorded case of redwater (babesiosis) in man . Br Med J 4:770-772, 1969;.
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Healy GR, Spielman A, Gleason N:  Human babesiosis: Reservoir of infection on Nantucket Island . Science 192:479-480, 1976;.
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Lykins JD, Ristic M, Weisiger RM, et al:  Babesia microti: Pathogenesis of parasite of human origin in the hamster . Exp Parasitol 39:388-397, 1975;.
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Wolf RE:  Effects of antilymphocyte serum and splenectomy on resistance to Babesia microti infection in hamsters . Clin Immunol Immunopathol 2:381-394, 1974;.

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